January used to be a slow month on the gaming calendar, as after the traditional Q4 rush of AAA game releases, most developers and publishers opted to take a brief break at the start of a new year. Times have changed in the last few years, and these days, it’s not unusual to see several big games released to help kick the year off with a bang. What is unusual is to see these games face stiff competition from legacy titles, as the most-downloaded games on the PlayStation Store for January feature old favorites at the top.
There are some caveats to these numbers, as the charts obviously don’t include physical sales and are based solely on PlayStation platforms. In the US and Canada, Tekken 8 slugged its way to fourth place on PS5, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Madden NFL took the top three spots. In Europe, Bandai Namco’s new fighting game debuted in fifth place, while GTA 5 celebrated a first-place finish for the month.
January’s other big game release was Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, but it finished in 14th place on the US and Canadian PS5 download charts. In Europe, the return of Ichiban Kasuga didn’t even crack the top 20, but it is worth noting that Infinite Wealth was released late in the month on January 26. Publisher Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio did confirm that Infinite Wealth is the fastest-selling game to date in the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, having sold more than one million units worldwide across PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.
Meanwhile, EA Sports FC 24 is a regular on these lists when looking at Europe’s top downloads, as it was the second-most-downloaded PS5 game in that region and the most-downloaded game on PS4. You can take a closer look at the top PSN games below, and for February, we might see Square Enix’s new team-based bubble-shooter Foamstars make a big splash. The game is currently available as one of the February PS Plus for Essential downloads alongside Steelrising and Rollerdrome.
Most-downloaded PS5 games in the US and Canada
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 GTA 5 Madden NFL 24 Tekken 8 NBA 2K24 Baldur’s Gate 3 EA Sports FC 24 Hogwarts Legacy Gran Turismo 7 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 The Last of Us Part II Remastered Hell Let Loose UFC 5 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Mortal Kombat 1 God of War Ragnarok Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Granblue Fantasy: Relink Prince of Persia The Lost Crown ARK: Survival Ascended
Most-downloaded PS5 games in Europe
GTA 5 EA Sports FC 24 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hogwarts Legacy Tekken 8 Baldur’s Gate 3 Gran Turismo 7 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora The Last of Us Part II UFC 5 It Takes Two Prince of Persia The Lost Crown NBA 2K24 ARK: Survival Ascended Cyberpunk 2077 The Crew Motorfest Elden Ring Need For Speed Unbound Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Most-downloaded PS4 games in the US and Canada
Minecraft Red Dead Redemption 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Need for Speed Heat Batman: Arkham Knight GTA 5 theHunter: Call of the Wild Mortal Kombat X EA Sports FC 24 NBA 2K24 A Way Out Injustice 2 Gang Beasts Hogwarts Legacy Overcooked! 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops III God of War III Remastered Resident Evil 6 God of War CarX Drift Racing Online
Most-downloaded PS4 games in Europe
EA Sports FC 24 Minecraft Need for Speed Heat Red Dead Redemption 2 A Way Out GTA 5 Hogwarts Legacy Need for Speed Payback Batman: Arkham Knight Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 theHunter: Call of the Wild Mortal Kombat X CarX Drift Racing Online Battlefield V Gang Beasts WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship Lego Marvel Super Heroes Goat Simulator Star Wars Battlefront II Resident Evil 6
Most-downloaded free-to-play PS5 and PS4 games in the US and Canada
Roblox Fortnite The Finals Call of Duty: Warzone Apex Legends Fall Guys Rocket League The Sims 4 War Thunder Lego Fortnite
Most-downloaded free-to-play PS5 and PS4 games in Europe
Fortnite Roblox Call of Duty: Warzone The Finals Rocket League Fall Guys Fortnite Battle Royale The Sims 4 Apex Legends eFootball 2024
Most-downloaded PlayStation VR2 games in the US and Canada
Beat Saber Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 Among Us VR Job Simulator Pavlov Moss: Book II Horizon Call of the Mountain Vertigo 2 Ultrawings 2 Arizona Sunshine 2
Most-downloaded PlayStation VR2 games in Europe
Beat Saber Among Us VR Pavlov Horizon Call of the Mountain Moss: Book II Ultrawings 2 Job Simulator Kayak VR: Mirage Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 Arizona Sunshine 2
Infinite Wealth And Tekken 8 Couldn’t Topple The Giants Of The PlayStation Store Last Month
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